Chapter 1754: Han Wu Xiongfeng
After finalizing the policy of aiding Liu to resist Qin, Nurhaci immediately mobilized troops from various places. While preparing to send troops, he also sent Yinhu as an envoy to the Northern Han Dynasty to lobby Liu Che.
In Nurhaci's view, he had done this to give Liu Che face, so Liu Che would never refuse his kindness, but he still underestimated Liu Che's dislike of foreign races as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
In Youzhou, Jixian, Liu Che was in inner torment at this time.
When the news of Beihai's defeat came, Liu Che had vaguely guessed the outcome of the Northern Han Allied Forces. After all, the battle in Hebei was too close, and the battles were closely related. The outcome of a collapse was that everyone lost. .
The final result was not what Liu Che expected. Not long after the defeat of Beihai, news of the defeat also came from Julu. Then Bohai fell, Yecheng fell, and the entire Jizhou was quickly defeated by the Qin army.
The only thing that Liu Che didn't expect was that Han Xin's army was completely wiped out, and he couldn't even escape from northern Hebei. This made Liu Che even more desperate.
The three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Liang were destroyed one after another, and all Jizhou and Qingbei fell. The Northern Han Dynasty only had Youzhou left in Hebei, with only 150,000 troops, while the Qin army was as large as 500,000. The difference in strength was really too great.
How to fight this? It must be defeated.
Such a disparity in strength almost made Liu Che lose the courage to resist, but when he thought about Ruijin himself having proclaimed himself emperor, even if he surrendered, he would definitely not end well.
Besides, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty and already proclaimed emperor, if everyone surrendered to Qin Hao, how would the people of the world view the Han Dynasty?
Wouldn't it speed up Qin Hao's efforts to usurp the Han Dynasty and become independent?
Then wouldn’t he become the sinner of the big man?
With this thought, Liu Che no longer dared to think of surrender, and he made up his mind, determined that even if he died in battle, he would never let Qin Hao, a Han thief, have an easy time.
With the fall of Qingbei in Jizhou, the situation in Hebei gradually became clearer, and a group of surrender factions appeared in the Northern Han Dynasty, headed by ministers such as Wei You, Tian Chou, and Lu Yu.
These people were not disloyal to Liu Che, but felt that it was impossible for the 150,000 Han army to defeat the 500,000 Qin army. If they continued to fight, it would only increase casualties, so they might as well surrender as soon as possible.
In order to strengthen his determination to resist Qin, Liu Che dismissed all his officials and imprisoned them all at one time.
The reason why he didn't kill was not that Liu Che didn't dare to kill, but these people were not light in weight.
For example: Lu Yu was the youngest son of Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi was not only the backbone of the Han Dynasty, but also a giant farmer.
How could Liu Che be killed with such a background? Once killed, the hearts of the people of the Northern Han Dynasty would be dispersed before the Qin army could attack.
Even if Liu Che did not kill, under the threat of the Qin army, he could remove a quarter of the officials at once and put them all in jail. This was a very courageous thing.
Under Liu Che's iron-blooded tactics, the atmosphere of the Northern Han Dynasty changed suddenly. No one dared to surrender anymore, and they all vowed to fight Qin to the death.
Liu Che also has a strong group of advisers, including Huo Guang, Zhang Tang, Han Zeng, Tian Yu, Yan Rou and other wise advisers.
Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor.
Since the monarch has determined the policy of resisting Qin to the death, the group of advisers headed by Huo Guang will naturally come up with strategies to fight against the Qin army. However, the situation facing the Northern Han Dynasty is too dangerous.
The Northern Han Dynasty's 180,000 Qin troops are in Hejian, 100,000 Qin troops are in Bohai, and 70,000 Qin cavalry are in Daijun. The Qin army has completely trapped the Northern Han Dynasty from three directions, preventing the beginning and the end of the Northern Han Dynasty from looking at each other.
With the total strength of Beihan District's 150,000 troops, facing such a near-death situation, even if Huo Guang and others tried hard, they could not think of a way to break the situation.
Unless there is strong enough foreign aid to intervene, there is no way to reverse it. However, Beihan has been completely isolated. Looking around, except for the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in the northeast, no help can be found.
No one dared to ask for help from the Manchu Qing, because they all knew that Liu Che hated and even hated any foreign race. If they did, they would definitely be severely reprimanded by Liu Che.
In the end, Huo Guang gritted his teeth and revealed the strategy of uniting the Qing Dynasty to resist the Qin Dynasty, but what he got was not Liu Che's reprimand.
Liu Che seemed to be mentally prepared, so after hearing Huo Guang's words, his reaction was very calm, without any anger. After a long silence, he said: "I'm thinking about it."
And this consideration is three days.
During these three days, Liu Chede was in torment all the time.
He knew that he was at the end of his rope, and now only the Manchu and Qing Dynasties could save the Northern Han Dynasty. However, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had never concealed their ambitions for Youzhou, so how could it be so easy to get the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to help with the rescue?
With the Manchu Qing's greed, it would be impossible to send troops without ceding large tracts of land.
But even if the land is ceded, it may not satisfy the appetite of the Qing Dynasty.
The essence of the method of driving away a tiger from swallowing a wolf is to have a way to control the tiger. Otherwise, if the tiger swallows the wolf, it also swallows itself, which would be meaningless.
Liu Che is undoubtedly an extreme nationalist. In his view, although Qin Hao is a Han traitor, he is also a Han. The struggle between him and Qin Hao is an internal fight between Han people. If he borrows the power of foreigners, then this fight will The fight has undoubtedly changed.
If Youzhou is destined to fall, then Liu Che would rather Qin Hao get Youzhou than Nurhaci, because Qin Hao is at least a Han, but Nurhachi is a foreigner.
At this thought, Liu Che suddenly became enlightened and announced to the court that he would never ask for help from foreign tribes. If he wanted to fight, he would only rely on his own strength to decide who belongs to the world with Qin Hao.
Liu Che thought that his decision would be opposed by many people, but he did not expect that most people would look relieved. Even Huo Guang, who proposed it, had a look of reverence and relief.
Liu Che's refusal to ask for help from foreigners completely changed the atmosphere in the Manchu court.
Previously, the Northern Han Dynasty believed that fighting Qin would lead to defeat, so they looked lifeless.
Now, although the chances of winning are still slim, the whole Northern Han Dynasty has become united, as if they are ready to sink their boats.
[Ding dong, Liu Che's skill 'Wu Xiong' is activated.
Wuxiong: Hanwu Xiongfeng, this is the unique skill of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Effect 1: After proclaiming himself emperor, his five dimensions will be permanently +1.
Effect 2: When faced with situations such as fighting generals, government affairs, and strategies, the corresponding fifth dimension can temporarily increase by 1 to 3 points.
Effect 3: If a general is assigned to lead the army, the general's command +1 will partially improve the overall quality of the entire army.
Effect 4: If you personally lead the battlefield, all generals will have +1 command, the entire army will have +1 strength, and the overall quality of the entire army will be greatly improved;
Effect 5: When the whole country is united, all generals will have +2 command, and the entire army will have +2 force (note: the effect can be superimposed with other effects). 】
